- Gara de Nord
Gara de Nord Bucureşti ("North Station" in English) is the main railway station in
Bucharest and the largest railway station inRomania . The vast majority of mainline trains to/from Bucharest originate from Gara de Nord.History
It was initially named "Gara Târgoviştei", after the road nearby, "Calea Târgoviştei" ("
Târgovişte Road", nowadays "Calea Griviţei").The first railways between
Roman -Galaţi -Bucharest -Piteşti were built in1872 .The station and its surroundings were heavily bombed by the
Allies in April 1944 during a campaign aimed at the German supply lines, since the station played an important part in the Romanian railway network.Current status
Currently there are 14 lines and 8 platforms.
As of 2008, "Gara de Nord" served about 200 trains, including domestic trains operated by
Căile Ferate Române as well as international trains toHungary -Budapest ,Bulgaria -Sofia ,Varna ,Republic of Moldova -Chişinău ,Ukraine -Kiev ,Lvov ,Chernivtsi ,Serbia -Belgrade ,Austria -Vienna ,Italy -Venice ,Germany -Munich ,Czech Republic -Prague ,Slovakia -Bratislava ,Poland -Kraków ,Greece -Athens ,Thessaloniki ,Turkey -Istanbul ,Russia -Moscow .The station is served by several bus lines as well as the Gara de Nord metro station.
Metro station
There is also a metro station at Gara de Nord which serves Line M1 and M4.
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Bucharest Metro Official Sites
* [http://www.infofer.ro/ Trains Timetable]
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